1,124 people died of #COVID in the US the first 3 days of this month (December).
This is neither sustainable nor acceptable.
THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER.
Hospitals are full.
Winter isn’t even here yet.
#CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks #CleanAir #MaskUp #COVID19 https://t.co/rWbdMRPs21
— Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Dec 5, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
Hey SNL @nbcsnl – as of today my dad is hospitalized after recovering from a mild version of that “3-day cold” you were joking about. He has pneumonia now. Fully vaccinated and had Paxlovid, too.
Wrecked his immune system anyway.
#COVID IS NOT A GODDAMN COLD.
— Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Nov 9, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
Holy smokes! This is maybe the most important paper I’ve read in 2022…
We know that this #COVID virus is good at hiding from the immune system. Now we have a solid idea of how it scrambles our immunity signals: it messes with the chemical markers the body uses to turn on genes. https://t.co/SbbyjVpK13
— Roxanne Khamsi (@rkhamsi)
Oct 5, 2022
from http://twitter.com/rkhamsi
2,444 people died of #COVID the past week in the US.
That does not include those who died weeks or months later from conditions caused by the virus.
This is neither sustainable nor acceptable.
THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER.
#CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks #CleanAir #MaskUp https://t.co/o4SwhU3TbX
— Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Oct 5, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
Seeing the country ready to move on from #COVID is leading me to reflect on my own experience.
As a pediatrician, I know I haven’t seen nearly the devastation that my colleagues in adult medicine have.
As a pediatric palliative care doctor, I’ve seen enough.
🧵 1/7— Jared Rubenstein, MD (@DrJRubenstein)
Sep 19, 2022
from http://twitter.com/DrJRubenstein
Fear is a survival mechanism which has helped our species survive & evolve. It keeps us alert & prepares us to deal with danger.
#COVID harms brain/organs, blood vessels, nervous system, & has killed over 1 MILLION in the U.S.
It’s dangerous.
Fear is an appropriate response. https://t.co/TWG8MbwxG4
— Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Aug 16, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
1,031 people died of #COVID in the past two days in the U.S., and that doesn’t even count the folks who died weeks or months later of blood clots and organ damage caused by their Covid infection.
This is neither sustainable nor acceptable on any level. https://t.co/9xcQIJKgzl
— Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Jul 27, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
We’re losing nearly 500 people a day to #COVID in the middle of summer.
Survivors have ⬆️ risk of brain, heart, lung, liver, and other organ damage, blood clots, strokes, heart attacks, neuropathy/nervous system damage, a lifetime of screaming tinnitus, more.
This is madness.
— Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Jul 26, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
I’m good with this. Why? Less risk of folks getting pregnant by those who engage in risky Covid behavior…who are also the ones most likely to think the government should have a say in what happens in a stranger’s uterus.
#CovidIsNotOver
#COVID #RoeVsWade
https://t.co/v109lEisOp— 🌈 Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Jul 3, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
I get a LOT of comments from “CoViD iS oVeR” ppl about the virus being endemic, so let me clarify:
Waves, spikes, variant unpredictability mean #COVID19 is still a pandemic.
Endemic #COVID would be more predictable and stable.
#CovidIsNotOver just because we all want it to be.
— 🌈 Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (@catladyactivist)
Apr 5, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
It’s weird to me that some people think getting and spreading a disabling, potentially deadly respiratory virus is some badge of courage. Skipping basic hygiene during a pandemic doesn’t make you a badass, it makes you likely to develop and chronic illness.
#CovidIsNotOver #COVID— 🏳️🌈 Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 (they/she) (@catladyactivist)
Mar 21, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
1/ This is the calm before another #COVID storm in the U.S., which will be worse than it should be due to short-term and hopeful thinking. The #BA.2 cycle has already started here and will be in full bloom in ~2-3 weeks with a much bigger surge than anyone saw coming.🧵
— Myoung Cha (@cha_myoung)
Mar 19, 2022
from http://twitter.com/cha_myoung
This is the virus @CDCDirector says most people can stop masking to prevent, because masks are, “inconvenient, annoying, and it reminds us that we’re in the middle of a pandemic.”
Walensky is a disgrace. #ResignNow
#CovidIsNotOver #COVID #LongCovid
https://t.co/5wociDXyHA
— 🏳️🌈 Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬🇺🇦🌻 (@catladyactivist)
Mar 5, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
.@erictopol gets it right: we need better data collection, consistent and unified public health comms, and leadership from the HHS Sec. ASAP in the fight against #COVID. https://t.co/HuXJk1BuNZ
— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Jan 18, 2022
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
Some next steps to finally make progress on #Covid from @llborio, @RickABright, + me in @JAMA_current:
+Vaccine mandates (including schools)
+Genetic surveillance system
+Digital vaccine passports
+Outpatient COVID-19 treatments available at no cost
https://t.co/nvdDowgYu2— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Jan 6, 2022
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
I don’t think I know anyone without a positive #COVID test in their household or at least one immediate family member who is positive right now. No exaggeration.
#Omicron is bananas.
— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor)
Dec 28, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gradydoctor
If you need more evidence of the omicron-driven #COVID surge in California, check out the exponential increase in statewide smartphone exposure notification alerts! Mask up, test frequently, and turn on #CANotify! https://t.co/xNYfZlNuQa 🦠 📲 https://t.co/R3FQiDSljG
— Christopher A. Longhurst (@calonghurst)
Dec 21, 2021
from http://twitter.com/calonghurst
Today the official US death toll from #Covid will hit 790,000.
Nearly 115,000 of those deaths have occurred in the past 12 weeks — when vaccine is readily available here, good masks can be purchased & it’s well understood how to mimimize risk.
And yet people choose not to. https://t.co/5nINa51kD1— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/HelenBranswell
Vaccines work. Mandates work.
Take a few minutes this morning to listen to Dr. @ZekeEmanuel on our first in the nation private sector #COVID vaccine mandate. https://t.co/o6WbxdT1Vu
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/NYCMayor
Update for parents of young children < 5 years old regarding #COVID vaccines…straight from Dr Peter Marks from the FDA
#ACAAI21 https://t.co/ALIaMoFRzL
— Dr. Dave Stukus (@AllergyKidsDoc)
Nov 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/AllergyKidsDoc
1/🧵 Ivermectin & Masks: A #COVID doctor’s opinion…
It’s not political. This is medical.
I’m a dad to 3 daughters w a brother who has Down syndrome. I validate parents who want kids to play freely in school & interact w/out a mask as if times were normal. But they aren’t… https://t.co/I0Z0IHUM3K— WesElyMD (@WesElyMD)
Aug 17, 2021
from http://twitter.com/WesElyMD
“The breakthrough cases are a sideshow,” said @Rutherford_UCSF. “That’s not what’s driving (the surge) here. It’s being driven by unvaccinated people.” Analysis by @KFF found unvaccinated people make up 94% – 99% of #COVID-19 cases. https://t.co/DuvblxA7ls
— UCSF Epidemiology & Biostatistics (@UCSF_Epibiostat)
Aug 6, 2021
from http://twitter.com/UCSF_Epibiostat